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Solskjaer, Mourinho and Santo name unchanged sides for Sunday’s matches

There is plenty of interest for Fantasy managers in Sunday’s two 14:00 GMT kick-offs.

Manchester United take on Everton at Old Trafford, while Wolverhampton Wanderers welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Molineux.

There aren’t many team changes around from Gameweek 16.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has named the same starting XI that beat United’s cross-city rivals in the Manchester derby.

Having made a raft of alterations in European dead rubbers in midweek, Jose Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo also revert back to the sides that performed well last weekend.

The only manager to make any starting XI changes is interim Everton boss Duncan Ferguson, who welcomes Seamus Coleman and Yerry Mina (both £5.3m) back from injury.

Bernard (£6.4m) and Tom Davies (£5.3m) are also drafted into the team, with Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.3m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) all dropping out of the squad.

Walcott and Schneiderlin’s absences are enforced due to calf injuries, while Sigurdsson and Sidibe were both taken ill ahead of today’s game.

Marcus Rashford (£9.0m) was the most-bought Fantasy Premier League asset of Gameweek 17 and now sits in more than one in four FPL squads.

Rashford has also been transferred in by more Fantasy managers than any other player ahead of Gameweek 18, despite facing two fixtures before then (United are also in EFL Cup action in midweek, although the visit of Colchester United will likely lead to plenty of rotation).

Rashford has only blanked once in the last eight Gameweeks.

Raul Jimenez (£7.5m) is also on a pretty good run of eight attacking returns in the last nine Gameweeks, although hasn’t found the back of the net in his last three league run-outs.

The Mexican striker was sold by more FPL managers than any other player in both Gameweeks 16 and 17.

Dele Alli (£8.7m) and Son Heung-min (£10.0m) have been picking up plenty of owners over the last month.

Since Mourinho first took charge in Gameweek 13, Alli and Son average 9.5 and 9.25 FPL points per match respectively.

Harry Kane (£10.9m) and Diogo Jota (£6.1m) come into Sunday’s game at Molineux off the back of their highest scores of the season, meanwhile.


Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Holgate, Mina, Keane, Digne, Bernard, Davies, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patricio, Doherty, Coady, Saiss, Dendoncker, Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Traore, Jota, Jimenez.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko, Dele, Son, Lucas, Kane.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Eriksen potentially essential after this

  2. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    The most classic Mourinho subs ever. Foyth and Winks for Alli and Son.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Makes sense vs. Wolves. They love a counter. Take your attackers off and they can't counter.

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Given the circumstance it’s the sensible thing to do...

  3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Alli subbed

  4. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford with a Bale-sque run outside in

  5. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    ty Alli and Rashford.....

  6. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    "Pain in Niasse* used to be my Team name couple of seasons back 😀

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Strange thing to do with bread.

  7. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Season over

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Its just begun baby.

      Christmas is the time which allows real players to leapfrog casuals

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford you piss taker

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ýou re boring AF

  9. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ole Time!!!!

  10. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son and Alli double-up fail

  11. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Moise Kean subbed on at 70minutes, then subbed off 20minutes later?? What the hell

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He was fuming. Went straight down the tunnel

      1. Sailboats
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Big Dunc clearly doesn't like him. His career at Everton is finished

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Big dunc got no chil. Thats brutal for the confidence of the kid whose looking to settle in to a new league

  12. Sid1891
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    More headache for potential Spurs owners

    1. evilfish
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      More of a headache for current Spurs owners than potential ones.

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    This has been back to the United we have seen most of this season

    Very poor performance

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's not a surprise. They just aren't that good and ole isn't up to it.
      Last 2 results they were pumped up for due to the opponents.
      No leadership and little creativity in the midfield

      1. FirMinaMiMo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Surely they need pogba

      2. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They park the bus and counter at speed. When the other team isn’t all in their half this is ineffective. So basically Ole’s plan works against four teams.

  14. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Aurier, Son and Ali.

    Would be better off owning Trippier, Anderton and Ginola.

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      OMG Ginola

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sheringham please.

  15. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    blanks, blanks everywhere.

    grats to Salah owners

  16. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ugly match, 8 cards in the second half.

  17. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    United have got to be the biggest charity in premier league history, steal points off the rich and give them to the poor...

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ole as Robin Hood! I like.

  18. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    47 points with only kdb to go. Not a great week

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

  19. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Trashford is back

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How was Son and Alli didn’t see the game? Thanks

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very poor today. Lucas and Erikson better picks now

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Haha really??

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      They didn't have tons of chances today. Wolves were all over them.

      Nevertheless, Jose masterclass.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Reading reports

      Son kept quiet. Alli looked tired lethargic

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Alli just came vack from injury a month ago

        Fatigue is not an issue for him

        1. mixology
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          but that could be why he is tired, because he's body hasn't been in the day in, day out grind for a while. missed the game personally

  21. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    "Balls deep with Maguire" - 5live commentator

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      😆

  22. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Blanks for pretty much all of my players. KDB...just a 25 pointer needed then.

    1. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like he’s been pushed up top for game against that arsenal defence...you never know!

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I’ll love him if he hauls big.

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not exactly the boldest of predictions

    2. colakim3
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy blanked as well tho

  23. Naby K8a
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pochettino who?

  24. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Properly knocked out of the cup

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Imagine selling Jimenez for Rashford. Jimmy legend

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        5 points vs 2 points not a disaster exactly

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          A lot of sold him for a hit. Thats 7 points and he plays vs Nor next.

      2. DandyDon
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sold for Tammy this week like many too. Disappointing as Jimi best option next week. Oh well

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Getting Vertonghen third sub off my bench in draft game to defeat opponent this week...Love a bit of Jam!

    • seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      43(-4) with KDB to go.

      dreadful

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I'm sorry. Better GW's ahead.

    • Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Might drop the WC

      Alli and Son double up
      Ings Tammy
      Taa overpriced
      Maybe need Salah back in for Mane Salah double

      Who is a must right now or on WC?

      Liverpool blank hurts

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Make sure you pick it up

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KDB striker to bag some goals today hopefully